Verboticism: Immaculatemisconception

'Come on! You must be pregnant...'

DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.

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Immaculatemisconception

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: i/mak/yuh/liti/mak/yuh/lit

Sentence: When Joe innocently and mistakingly mistook twenty extra pounds on the wife of his boss and congratulated her for "the baby on the way", it was truly an immaculatemisconception.

Etymology: IMMACULATE (blameless) + MISCONCEPTION (A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding)

Points: 731

Comments: Immaculatemisconception

lumina - 2008-11-04: 01:33:00
Love it.

metrohumanx - 2008-11-04: 09:09:00
.....and a lesson for us all. Good work,Steverino!

galwaywegian - 2008-11-04: 09:22:00
nice

OZZIEBOB - 2008-11-05: 15:56:00
Good one.